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Windows 7: Which Driver Scanner?

Hi:
I wonder if anyone can help me decide which is the best Driver Scanner to buy ( or indeed if it is worth it at all!).
My Vaio laptop had dropped the optical drive driver, and others are badly out of date.
Is there a reliable and simple option to upgrade the drivers?
W7_64 Ultimate
Many thanks

Hi:
I wonder if anyone can help me decide which is the best Driver Scanner to buy ( or indeed if it is worth it at all!).
My Vaio laptop had dropped the optical drive driver, and others are badly out of date.
Is there a reliable and simple option to upgrade the drivers?
W7_64 Ultimate
Many thanks

Welcome to the windows 7 forums tonybridge;

The most reliable method to upgrade drivers on your pc is the manufacturers web site for support. Most manufacturers have the latest drivers usually listed under your model and operating systems. Some (but not all) of the supposedly great Driver scanners just use the manufacturers sites to get the latest drivers.

I personally only get my driver updates from my equipment manufacturers site. The desktop machines from the motherboard manufacturers and such.

If a company no longer supports a device on your computer, then in many cases your out of luck or have to use the microsoft update to see if they have it. I never never never update video drivers from the microsoft site.

Sometimes the company is abruptly telling you that it is time to buy a new motherboard or machine.....

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